PLUS (MT)

Oregon Field Guide"Jackrabbits"
Jackrabbits boom in Eastern Oregon. Paleontologists unlock secrets of life in prehistoric times near John Day. Dick Jenkins shares life on a ranch south of Burns.G

12:30 am

Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope"Zermatt, Switzerland - Under the Shadow of the Matterhorn"
Joseph heads to Zermatt to capture Switzerland's natural majesty at the foot of the country's most iconic mountain - the Matterhorn. With the glorious monolith ever in view, he hikes, climbs, rides and skis along an alpine landscape that takes the breath away and captures the imagination. His travels allow him to join in the yearly Folk Festival which features a parade through car-free Zermatt with 50 different folklore groups, as well as performances by more than 1,200 dancers, yodelers and musicians. D

1:00 am

Oregon Experience"Bull Run"
This episode profiles the Bull Run watershed, about 100 square miles of protected lush old-growth forest with one of the prettiest big dams in Oregon that supplies the city of Portland with some of the nation's purest and best-tasting drinking water.G

1:30 am

Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge"Kenya: Masai Mara and El Karama"
Art goes eye-to-eye with thousands of wildebeest and zebra during the Great Migration of East Africa. An old friend and bush pilot helps him capture aerial patterns of the herds and flocks of flamingos.G

2:00 am

Discover Beethoven's 5th
Maestro Maull and the musicians of The Discovery Orchestra help viewers to recognize, appreciate and understand the compositional elements of Beethoven's iconic 5th Symphony. The use of a Listening Guide, a simplified "picturization" of the score with numbered musical events, provides a reference tool to visually follow the music.G

3:00 am

Outdoor Idaho"Rec Tech"
Whether producing custom jet boats, some of the world's best-known knives, high-end fly fishing reels or calorie-packed and great-tasting energy bars, the people leading Idaho's recreation technology companies share one characteristic: They love Idaho's great outdoors. This episode features the adventurous men and women behind these innovations.G

Sesame Street"The Ironing Monster"
Leela and Elmo are sorting laundry in the Laundromat when Grover stops by to have his Super Grover cape cleaned. Grover realizes that people all over the Laundromat need his help. Bert has soggy socks, Gina is out of fabric softener, and Cookie Monster has a stain. D

5:00 am

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood"Be A Vegetable Taster!/Daniel Tries A New Food"
Be a Vegetable Taster! - Teacher Harriet introduces Daniel and his friends to the school's vegetable garden and convinces them to pick out some healthy veggies for their snack. They explore the garden, picking and trying different vegetables.with mixed results! Daniel Tries a New Food - Miss Elaina is having dinner with the Tiger family and she encourages Daniel to try some new food: Veggie Spaghetti and Banana Swirl. D

5:30 am

Martha Speaks"Martha in the Doghouse/Martha Models"
Martha in the Doghouse - Martha just wants a nice quiet place to take a nap. Martha Models - Carolina is over the moon when she finds out that Mindy Munchhausen, host of "Operation Catwalk," will be judging Wagstaff City's dog costume parade.G

6:00 am

Nature"Wolverine: Chasing The Phantom"
Cameras follow researchers who follow this elusive, independent and resourceful animal - the largest member of the weasel family - that they rarely see in person. They use remote cameras, radio collars and DNA to track the creatures, who have turned out to be remarkably family oriented as well as tough and powerful for their size.G

7:00 am

Rick Steves' Europe Classics"Israel"
Rick visits Jerusalem, home to ancient holy sites of Jews, Christians, Muslims and Armenians. He also travels to the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Jericho and the desert mountain fortress of Masada.G

The Desert Speaks"The Gadsden Purchase Part 2"
Beginning at the San Pedro River and heading west, host David Yetman and Naturalist Jesus Garcia of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, journey through some of natural wonders that would not be part of the United States if it hadn't been for the Gadsden Purchase. They drive through the "sky islands" of the Pinaleno Mountains, travel through the hard-core desert of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, and visit the historic desert oasis, Quitobaquito Springs before finishing off their trip at the Colorado River near Yuma, the western border of the Gadsden Purchase. Additionally, they examine the different types of border fences that affect more than just the ecological relationship between the United States and Mexico. D

8:30 am

Lidia's Kitchen"Two Savory Soups and Ligurian Focaccia"
Sometimes all you need is a little soup and a little bread. Lidia bakes a Focaccia Genovese and serves it with Le Marche Style Bean Soup prepared with sweet and mellow cabbage. With a few pantry ingredients, she creates a simple and hearty Country Onion Soup. D

Ciao Italia"Macaroni/Maccheroni"
Cold outside? It's comfort food inside when Mary Ann breaks out the pasta to prepare winter favorites that taste fantastic all year-round, starting with rich and cheesy Baked Ziti, and then her mom's favorite, Baked Macaroni and Cheese Mini-Macs; rich, filling, uncomplicated, and hearty too. Does it get any better than this? No. D

10:00 am

America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated"Breakfast Standbys"
Man on the Street John "Doc" Willoughby challenges viewers to a blind oatmeal tasting to see if steel-cut really is better than instant. Then, host Christopher Kimball goes into the test kitchen with test cook Bridget Lancaster to learn how to make the best bowl of 10-Minute Steel Cut Oatmeal. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried is in the Equipment Corner reviewing his favorite moka pots, and Chris answers questions from viewers. D

10:30 am

GardenSMART
Extreme weather conditions can play havoc with a garden. Tune in to this GardenSMART Episode as we visit this very unusual garden club site. Members share some hard-earned gardening lessons as they deal with the aftermath of intense weather. D

11:00 am

Infinity Hall Live"The Smithereens"
The New Jersey-based rock band The Smithereens brings down the house with their unique driving guitar sound. The group performs a number of their hit songs, including "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep." From their humble beginnings in 1980 in Carteret, New Jersey, The Smithereens have become an enduring facet of alternative rock and acquired a cult following. D

12:00 pm

Sesame Street"Still Life with Cookie"
Cookie Monster learns how to control himself from eating his own paintings. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation, Art. D

1:00 pm

Dinosaur Train"One Big Dinosaur/Play Date with Annie"
One Big Dinosaur - Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! The kids find out there are great things about being really big, and that it's also great being their own size. Play Date with Annie - Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends!. D

1:30 pm

Peg + Cat"The Dinosaur Problem/The Beethoven Problem"
The Dinosaur Problem - Prehistoric Valley. When Peg and Cat get lost riding dinosaurs through a prehistoric forest, they use a diagram to find their way to safety before the Baby T-Rex catches up to them. Primary Content: Following diagrams; Secondary Content: Patterns. D

2:00 pm

Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!"Stripy Safari/Wool"
Stripy Safari - Nick and Sally set off on a safari with The Cat in the Hat to find all kinds of stripes. Along the way, Sally and Nick discover that stripes mean different things to different animals - the stripes of Jake the coral snake tells other animals to stay away, and Zelda and Zoran's zebra stripes help them to identify each other. And best of all, Cat discovers that his stripes are just right for him! Wool - Nick wants to learn how to knit a scarf like Sally, but they've run out of wool! A visit to Finola's Farm is the perfect place to get more. D

2:30 pm

WordGirl"Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars/Great Granny May"
Mr. Big's Dolls and Dollars - Everyone in town is obsessed with the new Walk& Talk WordGirl doll. There's just one BIG problem: she misuses and misspells words! Vocabulary Words: Constantly, Indignant. D

Chefs A' Field"Food Defines Family"
California Surfer Grows Vietnamese Specialties. Chef Charles Phan: The Slanted Door and Out The Door - San Francisco, CA Charles Phan is the visionary executive chef of San Francisco's world-renowned Slanted Door. In this episode, the James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef and his family head to Santa Cruz, home of surf-loving farmer Joe Schirmer's Dirty Girl Produce, which grows the unique Asian ingredients used by Chef Phan. D

4:00 pm

Raw to Ready"Mack Truck"
The highway truck - a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce - carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.G

NOVA"Making Stuff: Colder"
With his humor and zest for discovery, host David Pogue meets the scientists and engineers who are plunging to the bottom of the temperature scale to make stuff colder.G

7:00 pm

Curiosity Quest Goes Green"Weights and Measures"
Have you ever wondered how we can be sure that grocery store scales and gas station meters can always be correct? Find out on this in depth episode how the County of Orange regulates weights and measures. D

7:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Environmental Home Makeover"
Many of us think of our homes as safe havens, but you may be surprised to learn how many toxins are hiding in common household products. In this episode of EcoSense for Living, we discover potentially harmful chemical ingredients in and around our homes and do a makeover inside our chemical-laden cabinets. Environmental experts including Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Andrew Weil, Ken Cook and Laurie David explain why harmful ingredients are in our products, how we can avoid or replace them, and what actions we can take to make sure we have a "Home, Safe Home. D

Raw to Ready"Mack Truck"
The highway truck - a modern workhorse, a heavy hauler vital to commerce - carries an 80,000-pound payload and must operate in every condition from sub-zero cold to triple-digit heat. To survive, it must be strong, durable and fuel-efficient, like the Mack Pinnacle, an engineering achievement made possible by platinum, petroleum, copper, manganese and polyurethane.G

10:00 pm

NOVA"Making Stuff: Colder"
With his humor and zest for discovery, host David Pogue meets the scientists and engineers who are plunging to the bottom of the temperature scale to make stuff colder.G

11:00 pm

Curiosity Quest Goes Green"Weights and Measures"
Have you ever wondered how we can be sure that grocery store scales and gas station meters can always be correct? Find out on this in depth episode how the County of Orange regulates weights and measures. D

11:30 pm

EcoSense for Living"Environmental Home Makeover"
Many of us think of our homes as safe havens, but you may be surprised to learn how many toxins are hiding in common household products. In this episode of EcoSense for Living, we discover potentially harmful chemical ingredients in and around our homes and do a makeover inside our chemical-laden cabinets. Environmental experts including Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Dr. Andrew Weil, Ken Cook and Laurie David explain why harmful ingredients are in our products, how we can avoid or replace them, and what actions we can take to make sure we have a "Home, Safe Home. D